document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=688360>Question 688360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pilot can fly a plane 600 miles with the wind in the same time she can fly 450 miles against the wind. If the speed of the wind is 25 mph, what is the rate of the plane in still air? Show equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "600=(R+25)T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=600/(R+25)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "450=(R-25)T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=450/(5-25)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THE 2 T VALUES ARE EQUAL.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "600/(R+25)=450/(R-25) CROSS MULTIPLY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600(R-25)=450(R+25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600R-15000=450R+11250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600R-450R=11250+15000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150R=26250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=26250/150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=175 MPH FOR THE PLANE IN STILL AIR.<BR>\n" );
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